Combined tobacco-smoking pipe and pyrophoric lighter



Nov. 7, 1950 F. H. BOWERS COMBINED TOBACCO SMOKING PIPE AND PYROPHORIC LIGHTER Flled June 28, 1945 Patented Nov. 7, 1950 COMBINED TOBACCO-SMOKING PIPE AND PYROPHORIC LIGHTER Y Fredrick H. Bowers, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Application June 28, 1945, Serial No. 602,085

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in tobacco smoking pipes and has for one of its objects, to provide a tobacco smoking pipe of novel construction having a lighter device removably housed or received therein in such a manner as to be conveniently and readily accessible or available as and when needed, without in any manner detracting from the handling and/ or smoking efciency of the pipe and without detracting from its ornamental design.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a smoking pipe in which the lighter receiving and retaining chamber or compartment therein is so arranged as to be capable of being formed without adding to the usual pipe fabrication steps or procedures, and in consequence, avoid additional manufacturing costs.

The foregoing, as well as other objects, advantages and meritorious teachings of the invention, will be in part obvious and in part pointed out in the following detailed disclosure thereof, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings; it being understood that the particular form of the invention presented herein is a precise and what is now considered tobe the best mode of embodying its principles, but that modiiications and changes may be made in its specific embodiments, without departing from the essential features.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a longitudinal section through a pipe constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction .in which the arrows point; and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary detail in elevation better illustrating the construction and the mounting of the pyrophoric device of the lighter upon the pipe bowl stem, plus its relationship to the lighter when the latter is housed within the pipe stem.

Having more particular reference to the accompanying drawings, the herein presented embodiment of my improved smoking pipe comprises a cross-sectionally circular tubular metal stem I, open at its opposite ends, one of which is flared, as at 2, and the other internally screw-threaded at 3. An intermediate portion of the stem has longitudinally spaced inwardly disposed annular beads 4 pressed or formed therein. Between said beads a circular partition wall 5 is transversely positioned and, as will be noted upon reference to Figure 1 of the drawings, is formed with an annular right angularly disposed flange 5', one side (Cl. ISI-) of which is formed with a screw-threaded opening 5a aligning with a like opening 5b formed in an adjacent portion of the stem i, whose purposes will be hereinafter described. Thus, the interior of the stem l is divided into two longitudinally opposed non-communicating chambers l' and la.

A metal bowl-like housing 5 is received and supported upon the normally upper side and intermediate portion of the stem i adjacent the aforesaid opening therein. Said housing is formed with an opening provided bottom l' having saddling engagement with the stem, and with spaced ribs 8 engaged in adjacent portions of the pressed beads 4 whereby to insure its immovable positioning on said stem l. A plurality of relatively spaced lright angularly extended annular ns 9 are formed on the outer surface of the housing 6 and, during use of the pipe, serve to dissipate heat transmitted thereto from burning tobacco, for anobvious purpose.

Received within the housing t is a tobacco retaining bowl or liner Il), the shape of which approximately corresponds to that of the interior of the housing 6, as shown in Figure l. The bowl, which may be'constructed of wood, plastic or other suitable materials, has an external annular flange Il formed or otherwise provided upon the same adjacent its. open upper end, while the bottom thereof has an opening formed therein communicating with a flattened foot or bosslZ on its outer side. The iiange i'l engages adjacent portions of the inner wall of the housing 5 and the boss l2 engages an adjacent and flat portion of the housing bottom. Thus, it is seen that the bowl I!! is spaced from the housing walls substantially about its entire external area.

To Vinterconnect the bowl ill and the housing 6, and alsol connect these members to the pipe stem l, and to establish communication between said bowl and the chamber I, a headed screw-A threaded nipple I3 is engaged through the registering openings in the bowl and housing bottoms,l and the stem and then is engaged through the opening of the annular flange 5. The head of the nipple I3 is preferably counter-sunk inthe bowl bottom and, if desired, may be diametrically slotted to facilitate the engaging of a screw driver or like implement therewith. By sufiicient turning'of the screw-threaded nipple ifi, firm and of the bit has a'cross-sectionally circular sleeve I6 fixed thereto and disposed substantially concentrically and longitudinally of the stem I, as well shown in Figure l of the drawings.

In order that smoke drawn from the bowl l!) to the bit I4, during use of the pipe, will be moisture relieved and cooled, a tortuous coursing of the same through the chamber I stem is effected. To such end, a tubular sleeve I'I has one end portion secured'within the bit carried sleeve I6, and thus, is supported in longitudinal and spaced relation to the interior of the stern I substantially throughout the length of the receiving chamber I therein. A longer and cross-sectionally larger sleeve I 8 has one end frictionally engaged over and about the bit carried sleeve I6 and so, is supported thereby and is disposed longitudinally of said receiving chamber I of the stem I in crosssectionally spaced relation to the sleeve I'I. The remaining or inner end of the sleeve I8 is closed, as at I8', and a normally upper and preferably outer end portion thereof is formed with a pluralityof openings or perforations, generally inL dicated by the numeral I9.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that when tobacco is burning Vwithin the bowl Iii and suction is applied to the outer end of the smoke passage or`duct of the bit I4, smoke will be drawn fromsaid'bowl Il) through the screw-threaded nipple I3 downwardly into the inwardly disposed chamber I of the stem I, whereupon, the smoke will be deflected or baflied against the closed end I8 of the sleeve I8. and pass longitudinally through said stem through the perforations I9 in the sleeve I8,thence, reversed in its course and longitudinally passed between the sleeves I'I and I8, then into that end of the sleeve H Vadjacent the end wall IBAof the sleeve I 8, through'the duct of the bit I4 outwardly therefrom. During this tortuous coursing' or path of travel of the smoke from Vthe bowl Ill to the bit I4, it will be understood and appreciatedk that the temperature of such smoke will be materially lowered, and moreover, moisture carried thereby into the stem I from thebowl I Il will be precipitated therefrom, and ultimately, will be trapped within the chamber I. It will also be understood that moisture or saliva entering into the bit UiV from 'a smokers mouth will, with downward inclining'of the bit, travel into and through the sleeveV I'I, thence, from the same into the freeend-closed sleeve IB in which it will be trapped and retained. Consequently, upon the foregoing, smoking satisfaction will be provided to Va user of my improved pipe in that (1 the smoke ulti-y mately passing into the smokers mouth will be materially cooled, and (2) it will be reasonably dry and without objectionable content or'matters, such for example, as'saliva, tobacco tars, and other undesirable matters.

v With a yView toward providing the pipe with means whereby tobacco within the bowl thereof maybe ignited or lit for smoking, the construction is furnished with a convenient and practical lighting device consisting of a sleeve-like body 20 having an inwardly tapering annular shoulder 2| and a knurled knob 22. The free and normally inner end of the sleeve-like body 20 is formed with a plurality of longitudinally disposed fingers 23 which engage with and retain against displacement an outwardly extended absorbent wick body 24'received within the body 20. A metal shank 25 is fixedly carried within and disposed longitudinally of the sleeve-like body 20 and has its outer vor free end extended therefrom and formed or otherwise provided with a rasp-head or element 26.

The remaining and normally outermost chamber Ia of the stem I has a pre-determined amount of absorbent material 2l arranged therein in such a manner as to permit introduction of the sleeve-like body 20 of the lighter device thereinto. A cross-sectionally circular end piece or fitting 28, partially externally screw threaded, is turned into engagement with the internally screwthreaded portion 3 of the stem I. This fitting is formed with a co-axially disposed inwardly tapering opening into which the tapered annular shoulder 2| of the lighter device is frictionally engaged, as shown in Figure l of the drawings.

Positioned adjacent theV outer side and end portion of the stem I and disposed longitudinally thereof, in proximity to the lighter deviceV engaged or received therein, is a rectangularly shaped trough-like bracket 29, provided with 0ppositely disposed lateral apertured fingers 3D through which screws or like fastening devices 3i are passed into securing engagement with adjacent portions of said stem I, in order that the bracket 23 will be' iixedly secured to the latter. A body made of pyrophoric material 32 is immovably retained within the'trough-like bracket 29 and, as will be observed upon reference to Figure 3 of the accompanying drawings, has its outer side or face exposed. Y

in using the above `described pyrophoric lighter device, it is, of course, understood that Vthe absorbent ller material'ZfI within the outermost chamber or compartment Ia' of the stem I is saturated with a suitable volatile liquid. Thereupon, the lighter device is inserted into the said chamber whereby the inwardly tapered annular shoulder 2| is frictionallyengaged with the correspondingly tapered opening in the circularend fitting 28. When so inserted, the wick 2d will absorb an amount of the volatile liquid fromthe material 21. To lightvtobacco within the bowl I El of the pipe with my'lighter device, the user engages the knurled knob 22 vand pulls it from its aforesaid compartment. Thereupon, the rasphead 26`ofthe shank 25 is drawn rather sharplyY over the'exp'osed face'of the pyrophoric material 22,'.producing a s'park'which, in turn, ignites the volatile liquid saturated wick 24, thus, Vpermitting tobacco within s aid bowl to be ignited and smoked. Followingv lighting or igniting of the tobacco within the bowl Il), theV lighter device is returned to' its nested or normal position within the outer compartment Ia of the pipe stem I, until needed for further use. I Y i From the foregoing, it'will'be understood by workers skilled in the art, that I have provided a combined tobacco smoking pipe' and lighter device offering material advantages andc'onstitut-' ing a distinct improvementin its held. The vari; ous parts of the pipe assembly may bedis'assembled whereby topermit cleaning of the same, and thereupon, quickly and easily re-assembled. If desired, the bowl I0 may be replaced vby another of similar construction. material mounting bracket 29, likewise, is capable of being readily removed, as maybe required. I Y

The absolute partitioningA of the pipe stem to provide separate and distinct longitudinally lopposed compartments, as will be readily Vunderstood, maintains each of such compartments individual to itself. In'consequence, fumes from the volatile liquid saturated material Zvfw'ithin the outer compartment or the stem will notibe The pyrophoric permitted to seep or to pass into the remaining compartment, particularly, during the smoking of the pipe. And by the same token, foreign matters trapped or retained Within the inner coinpartment of the stem l, will be prevented from seeping or otherwise passing into the outer or remaining compartment. l

As hereinabove indicated, certain changes and/or modifications of the arrangements and constructions herein disclosed, are within the province of the teachings of my invention. I, therefore, do not intend that such disclosure shall or should be construed as limiting the ambit of my invention to any extent, save that as is within the scope and the inventive spirit eX- pressed by the hereto appended claim.

I claim:

A smoking pipe, comprising a stem, a transversely disposed partition received in the stem,

dividing the same into separate and opposed longitudinally aligned outwardly opening chambers, a substantially right-angularly disposed ange on and about the outer marginal portion of said partition, snugly engaging adjacent portions of the 'walls of said stem, a portion of said ange and an adjacent portion of said stem having registering openings formed therein, the opening in the flange being screw-threaded, a bowl having a screw-threaded opening in its bottom, a screwthreaded nipple engaged through the openings in the stem and flange threadedly engaged in the latter and threadedly engaged in the screwthreaded opening in the bowl bottom mounting said bowl on said stem in communication with one of said chambers and securing said partition against movement in said stem, and a bit engaged in and communicating with said one chamber, said remaining chamber being adapted to receive lighter means.

FREDRICK H. BOWERS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 963,194 Whitney July 5, 1910 1,224,980 Van Buren May 8, 1917 1,439,032 Stevens Dec. 19, 1922 1,845,591 Eveleth Feb- 16, 1932 1,955,474 Schumacher Apr. 17, 1934 2,035,782 Bernard Mar. 31, 1936 2,196,689 Wolf Apr. 9, 1940 2,211,239 Liston Aug. 13, 1940 2,366,215 Richards Jan. 2, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 742,886 France Jan. 4, 1933 

